Alcindo Monteiro

Alcindo Monteiro was born in Mindelo, Cape Verde, on 1 October 1967, the son of Bernardo and Francisca Monteiro. He was one of seven children. In 1978, at the age of 11, Alcindo emigrated with his family to Portugal, settling in the neighborhood of Casquilhos in Barreiro. He completed his mandatory military service in Beja as a cook. He enjoyed cooking and dancing and dreamed of becoming a hip hop or breakdance dancer. == Murder ==

On the night of 10 June 1995, Alcindo traveled from Barreiro to Lisbon to go dancing in the Bairro Alto. Monteiro was found unconscious on Rua Garrett, in front of the Gianni Versace store window, and taken to Hospital de São José along with nine other Black victims. Medical reports indicated severe cranial injuries, internal bleeding, cerebral edema, and skull fractures. He fell into a deep coma in the early hours of 11 June and died at 10:30 a.m. on 12 June 1995. == Trial ==

The trial began on 31 January 1997, at the Monsanto Courthouse in Lisbon, presided over by Judge João Martinho. Seventeen individuals were charged with murder and assault (the charge of genocide was later dropped). The sentences ranged from 16.5 to 18 years in prison for the primary aggressors. == See also ==